Racing Forward with a Global Workforce Ready for Expansion ; Exeter Manufacturer Goodridge Is Looking to Increase Its Global Headcount On the Back of a Growth in Orders. Business Editor Liz Parks Found Out How the Business, Which Employs 260 Workers at Sites Around the World, Is Bucking the Recessionary Trend.

Western Morning News, The › August 26, 2010

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Exeter fluid transfer specialist Goodridge is set to enjoy 15 to 20 per cent growth this year after its high-end products continued to enjoy global popularity.

Goodridge, which has bases on the Sowton Industrial Estate and the Airport Business Park, employs 80 people in the city and a total of 260 at sites around the world.

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Racing Forward with a Global Workforce Ready for Expansion ; Exeter Manufacturer Goodridge Is Looking to Increase Its Global Headcount On the Back of a Growth in Orders. Business Editor Liz Parks Found Out How the Business, Which Employs 260 Workers at Sites Around the World, Is Bucking the Recessionary Trend.

The business was started in 1969 by Stuart Goodridge, who returned to the UK from Canada, where he had been working, to source equipment for the motor racing industry, which he was then involved in.

He used aerospace-quality hoses and designed his own fittings to produce components which exceeded the then standard specs.

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